package
{
	import flash.display.Bitmap;
	import flash.display.BitmapData;
	import flash.display.DisplayObject;
	import flash.display.Loader;
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.events.Event;
	import flash.events.IOErrorEvent;
	import flash.events.SecurityErrorEvent;
	import flash.net.URLRequest;
	import flash.system.LoaderContext;
	
	public class Image extends Sprite
	{
		private var _loader:Loader;
		private var _width:Number = 0;
		private var _height:Number = 0;
		
		
		// Constructor usage: setting w/h to 0 will have the image take on its nominal dimensions (found out at event.INIT time)
		// Putting values greater than 0/0 will actually force the image to those dimensions on load. 
		public function Image(w:Number, h:Number) 
		{
			super();
			_width = w;
			_height = h;

		}
		
		public function load(url:String) : void
		{
			this._loader = new Loader();
			this._loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, _bubble);
			this._loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, _bubble);
			addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, _bubble);
			this._loader.load(new URLRequest(url),  new LoaderContext(true));
		}
		
		private function _bubble(event:Event) : void
		{
			try {
			var bmpData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(this._loader.width, this._loader.height,true,0xffffff);
			bmpData.draw(this._loader.content);
			var bmp:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmpData,"auto",true);
			this.addChild(bmp);
			} catch (exc:Error) 
			{
				// If there's an error just return a black square rather than hold anything up.
				with(graphics)
				{
					beginFill(0x000000);
					drawRect(0,0,_width,_height);
					endFill();
				}
			}
			if(event.type==Event.INIT)
				{
					if(_width>0)
						this.width = _width;
					else
						this._width = this._loader.width;

					if(_height>0)
						this.height = _height;
					else
						this._height = this._loader.height;
				}
			
			this.dispatchEvent(event);
		}
		
		// A reference to the original asset in case you want to access its width and height or other stuff
		public function get content () : DisplayObject
		{
			return this._loader.content;
		}

	}
}